5th Circuit Says Challenge To Emissions Rule Should Not Be Transferred

Mealey's (August 28, 2017, 11:53 AM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — A Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Aug. 25 denied a request from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency seeking to transfer to a petition challenging its decision to limit emissions of sulfur dioxide from four areas in Texas to the District of Columbia Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, holding that the decision was only regionally applicable (State of Texas, et al. v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, No. 17-60088, 5th Cir., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 16329)....